Shay Ciezki Scores 31 Points in a Wire-to-Wire win over Louisiana Monroe Senior Shay Ceizki scored 31 points as the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 98-54 Thursday Night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana is 9-2 on the season and 6-0 at home and will host Eastern Michigan Sunday afternoon at 1 PM in the second game of a five game homestand. Louisiana-Monroe is 5-4 overall and drops their third straight game against a power four team after road losses at Mississippi State and Alabama as the Warhawks are 0-4 on the road this season. This was the first meeting between the two teams as the Hoosiers never trailed. The Hoosiers were shorthanded as Zania Socka-Nuegemen missed her fourth straight game with a lower leg injury. Senior Jerni Kiaku and Sophomore Faith Wiseman were unavailable leaving the Hoosiers with nine available players for the game.
Coach Moren said after the game Kiaku has the flu and sharing a facility with the Men’s team as they were battling illness this week and Moren says she should be available for Sunday’s game. Wiseman took a hit a jaw in practice and is unlikely to play on Sunday and taking precautions with her will be up to athletic trainer Ben Tate when the Indian Creek Grad will return. Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren used a seven-player rotation for most of the game as Edessa Noyan started her fourth straight game and Freshman Maya Makaluksy started her first career game replacing Valentyna Kadecelova in the lineup. Maklalusky the Fishers, Indiana native and 2025 Indiana Miss Basketball took advantage of her opportunity scoring 22 points on 8-12 from the field and 6-10 from beyond the arc. Jade Ondienme and Chloe Spreen played the final four and half minutes as all nine Hoosiers scored.
Shay Ciezki has scored plus 30 points in three games this season and has been the leading scorer for the Hoosiers in 9 games this season including the last six games. Lenee Beaumont added 18 points and has been the only other leading scorer this season in two games for Indiana.Edessa Noyan scored 8 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, Neveah Caffey had 6 points, Valentyna Kadcelova had 5 points, Phoenix Stotjin and Chloe Spreen scored 3 points each and Jade Ondineme scored 2 points. The Hoosiers went 34-53 from the field for 64%, 13-24 from three-point range for 54% and 17-19 from the free throw line for 85%. Indiana pulled down 33 rebounds, dished out 20 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 16 turnovers. The Hoosiers had 13 points off the bench and 34 points in the paint and 26 points off turnovers.
Asjah Inniss led the Warhawks with 16 points, J’ Mani Ingram and Nakiyah Mays-Prince added 11 points each. ULM went 20-72 from the field for 27%, 4-15 from three-point range for 26% and 10-15 from the free throw line for 66%. The Warhawks pulled down 37 rebounds, 8 steals, 7 assists, no blocks and 17 turnovers. ULM had 29 points off the bench, 16 points off turnovers and 14 points in the paint. The Warhawks did not hit a field goal for the last 2:58 as the Hoosiers finished on a 6-0 run in the last one minute and thirty-five seconds. Indiana led 20-12 at the end of the first quarter as the Hoosiers were 7-10 from the field 2-2 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the free throw line as the Warhawks had seven first half turnovers. Indiana outscored the Warhawks 22-11 in the second quarter as the led 42-23 at halftime as Ciezki had 19 points and Makalusky 11 at the break as the duo outscored Louisiana-Monroe 30-23 in the first half.
The Hoosiers controlled the second half outscoring Louisiana-Monroe 56-31. Indiana led 65-40 at the end of the third quarter as the Hoosiers outscored the Warhawks 23-17. The Hoosiers cruised through the fourth quarter kicking it into another gear 33-14 to remain perfect at home as Hoosiers will stay in Bloomington for the rest of the month going into the new year. Head Coach Teri Moren said after the game, “There were not a lot of positives from the Illinois game” as Coach said that Makalusky “stepped up a did good things when she was on the floor and deserved the opportunity to start”. After the Illinois loss Shay Ciezki said that these were the two hardest practices they have had but they answered the challenge and stepped up, and it was a total team effort and Coach Moren was most pleased with the 20 assists because that is always a goal and they have not achieved that goal for a while.
Indiana University Volleyball Heads to Texas for the Sweet 16 Program history is on the line this weekend as the Indiana volleyball team (25-7, 14-6 B1G) makes its second appearance ever in the NCAA regional semifinals. The Hoosiers will join a group of elite programs at Gregory Gym in Austin, beginning with a matchup against top-seeded Texas this afternoon at Noon ET on ESPN. IU made quick work of matches with Toledo and fifth-seeded Colorado last week, sweeping both opponents to advance to the tournament’s second weekend for the first time since 2010. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles averaged 4.67 kills per set and 2.33 digs per set while hitting .397 in a pair of victories. While its offense was extremely productive (88 kills, 23 errors) last weekend, IU’s ability to find points from different areas made the difference in the end. The Hoosiers had 11 aces and 20 blocks in a pair of victories.
Both opponents were also held under a .210 hitting percentage against IU’s defense. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and the rest of IU’s senior class will now look to make even more history this weekend in Austin. A win over the Longhorns would not only be the highest-ranked win in program history (AVCA No. 3); but it would send IU to the regional final for the first time in school history. IU will appear on main ESPN for the first time in program history this afternoon. First serve is set for Noon ET/11:00 a.m. CT in Austin. It’s the second-straight season that IU will play Texas on its home court. The Hoosiers are one of two teams (Cal Poly) playing this weekend that wasn’t in the tournament last year.
In six of IU’s nine games against AVCA top-25 ranked opponents this season, senior opposite Avry Tatum has gone for 10-or-more kills. That includes 17 in a four-set victory over UCLA where she hit .375 on 32 attempts. She also had a 14-kill output in a sweep of Penn State to begin the month of November.
When the Hoosiers hit above .250 on the season, good things have happened. They are 21-2 in 23 contests where the team hitting percentage is north of .250. The only two losses were defeats to Purdue and Minnesota – two teams still left in the NCAA Tournament. When hitting above .300 this year, IU is 15-0. The Hoosiers were aced just once in both wins over Toledo and Colorado to begin the NCAA Tournament. On seven different occasions, IU has had two-or-fewer reception errors. On the other side of things from the end line, IU has provided eight-or-more aces in 11 different games this year.
The Hoosiers are in a regional with powerhouse programs Texas, Wisconsin and Stanford. Those three schools have combined for 14 NCAA championships. Meanwhile, IU is an emerging powerhouse. It is making just its sixth all-time NCAA tournament appearance and second trip to the Sweet 16. Indiana is the only Power Four program who has 3 different players averaging at least 3.21 kills per set this season. On 10 different occasions this year, all three of IU’s pin hitters have gone for 10+ kills each. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles leads the team with 3.54 kills per set. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had a historic performance in IU’s win over Colorado. She became the first IU outside hitter (since 2008) with 16 kills, one-or-fewer attacking errors and a hitting percentage north of .550 in the same match. She’s averaging 4.67 kills per set in the NCAA Tournament.
IU had three First Team All-Big Ten selections in 2025. Before this year, IU had never even had two players picked to the All-Big Ten First Team. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic all made the team this season. For most of the season, IU’s offense has been fantastic. The Hoosiers have hit .300 or better on 15 different occasions this season. That includes seven contests against power four programs where IU hit above .300 in a match. Freshman setter Teodora Krickovic is averaging 10.67 assists per set this year. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager is “as complete” as the best first-year players that head coach Steve Aird has ever coached. She has 23 matches with double-digit kills. On top of that, she also has six double-doubles and 17 matches with at least eight digs this season.
Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum has been the emotional leader for this year’s IU team. She has played in every match and never finished with fewer than six kills. The California native has hit above .300 in 18 different contests this season. Her 353 kills this year and .324 hitting percentage are both career highs. IU is 26-8 over the last three years when senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles and senior opposite Avry Tatum each record 10 kills in the same match. It last happened in a dominant win at Illinois (Nov. 26). On the season, the Hoosiers were 7-1 in conference play in 2025 when this occurs.
When IU blocks well, it tends to produce great results. On the season, the Hoosiers are 17-1 when they record at least eight blocks in a season. The only loss was a tight defeat at Purdue in November. When IU reaches double-digit blocks, the program is 11-0 on the year. Because of injuries this season, senior middle blocker Madi Sell rejoined the starting lineup in mid-October. Over her last six matches, she’s averaging 1.36 blocks per set. That includes matching her career high of seven blocks against both Rutgers (Nov. 20) and Colorado (Dec. 5).
The Longhorns, one of the best programs in the entire country, earned the right to host all the way to the national semifinals after a tremendous regular season. Texas dispatched of Florida A&M and Penn State to begin its postseason journey last weekend. The four-time NCAA champions are led by one of the best players in the entire country, outside hitter Torrey Stafford. The Pittsburgh transfer is a semifinalist for the AVCA National Player of the Year award and is averaging 4.74 kills per set at a .359 hitting efficiency. Libero Emma Halter, a native of Indianapolis, is providing 3.64 digs per set and 1.54 assists per set. Opposite hitter Cari Spears has been one of the best freshmen in the country. Former IU libero Ramsey Gary has served as a defensive specialist for the Longhorns after transferring this year. These two teams have played four times in program history, including a matchup in Austin, Texas last year. Oddly enough, the four matches have been either in Austin or in Tucson, Arizona.
Walter Camp Football Foundation Honors Indiana’s Curt Cignetti and Fernando Mendoza More history was made on Wednesday as Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti and quarterback Fernando Mendoza were honored by the Walter Camp Football Foundation with national of the year awards. Cignetti earned the Walter Camp National Coach of the Year award, while Mendoza was named the Walter Camp Award winner, which is presented to the nation’s most outstanding player. Both awards are bestowed by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and via a vote by the nation’s 136 FBS head coaches and sports communicators.
Cignetti helped the Hoosiers to its first unblemished regular season in program history, a program-record 13 wins through its first Big Ten Championship Game victory and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff. On Wednesday, he became the first coach to win consecutive Walter Camp National Coach of the Year honors in the awards 59-year history. He also won the award after an 11-2 season and the program’s first-ever College Football Playoff appearance. His 2024 award was the second-ever by an IU coach after John Pont won the award in 1967 after leading the Hoosiers to the Rose Bowl Game. He is the fifth coach to win the award multiple times, joining Joe Paterno (Penn State; 2005, 1994, 1972), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma; 2003 and 2000), Nick Saban (Alabama; 2018 and 2008) and Gary Patterson (TCU, 2014 and 2009).
The 59th recipient of the award, Mendoza is the second Hoosier to win the prestigious honor, joining running back Anthony Thompson in 1989. He is the 24th quarterback to win the award. The other finalists included Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Vanderbilt quarterbacks Diego Pavia, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin. Mendoza currently leads the nation in passing touchdowns (33) and is the Power 4 leader in touchdowns responsible for (39). He is the third Big Ten quarterback since 2000 with three-straight games of at least four passing touchdowns and zero interceptions – C.J. Stroud (Ohio State; 2021) and Kyle Orton (Purdue; 2004, four straight). The Miami, Florida, native is the only FBS quarterback since at least 1996 with multiple games of at least 90 percent completion and four touchdown passes versus Power 4 opponents.
In 2025, Mendoza is the lone FBS quarterback with five games of 4-plus touchdown passes and zero interceptions and entered Championship Week as the FBS leader in percentage of passes that result in a touchdown at 10.9%, over one point higher than the next closest passer (Sayin, Ohio State; 9.2%). He has thrown a touchdown pass in 12-straight games entering the College Football Playoff and has five games with both a passing and rushing touchdown in 2025. He has thrown 33 touchdowns to just six interceptions, is tied for No. 2 on the team with six rushing touchdowns and has 240 yards rushing on the season. The Hoosiers earned the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff and will play the winner of Alabama/Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2026. The game from Rose Bowl Stadium will kick at 4 p.m. ET.
109 Indiana University Student Athletes Honored by the Big Ten for Academic Success The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,845 students on fall sports rosters who have been named to the All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 130 field hockey students, 798 football students, 140 men’s and 200 women’s cross-country students, 155 men’s and 276 women’s soccer students and 146 volleyball students. A total of 109 Hoosier student-athletes from seven sports earned Spring Academic All-Big Ten honors. Congratulations to our 109 Fall Sport Academic All-Big Ten honorees for their tremendous work in the classroom this fall,” said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. “Hoosier fans know that it has been a historic fall semester for IU Athletics with our successes on the field and the court. But it’s been an equally impressive performance in the classroom, as we had our third-most Fall Academic All-Big Ten honorees in school history. Congratulations to these student-athletes for this well-deserved honor.” To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Men’s Cross Country-Caden Click, Nico Colchico, Abe Eckman, Brayden Henkle, Garrett Hicks, Matt Kim, Aidan Lord, Andrew Mangum, Camden Marshall
Cole Raymond and Nolan Satterfield. Women’s Cross Country-Amelia Dodds, Mary Eubank, Ellia Hayes, Jessica Hegedus, Catie McCabe, Lily Myers, Claire Overfelt, Michaela Quinn, Maddie Rocchio, Nola Somers Glenn, Grace Tyson and Katelyn Winton. Field Hockey-Javiera Baeza, Ines Garcia Prado, Charlotte Glasper, Kate Longo, Cecelia Maixner, Anna Mozeleski, Elen Nicholls, Theresa Ricci, Hannah Riddle and Ava Winner. Football-Clayton Allen, Charlie Becker, Reece Bellin, James Bomba, Bryson Bonds, Aden Cannon, Anthony Chung, Clay Conner, William Depaepe, Drew Evans
Aiden Fisher, Jack Greer, Dontrae Henderson, Isaiah Jones, Camden Jordan, Heath Kizer, Mark Langston, Bray Lynch, Kaden McConnell, Alberto Mendoza
Louis Moore, Lincoln Murff, Daniel Ndukwe, Joshua Placzek, D’Angelo Ponds, Tyrique Tucker, Andrew Turvy, Finley Walters, Quinn Warren and Jacson Wasserstrom. Men’s Soccer-Alex Barger, Luka Bezerra, Easton Bogard, Holden Brown, EJ Dreher, Drew Gaydosh, Charlie Heuer, Cooper Johnsen, Noah Joseph, Nolan Kinsella, Josh Maher, Breckin Minzey, Clay Murador, Michael Nesci, Collins Oduro, Luke Reidell, Justin Shreffler, Seth Stewart and Jack Wagoner. Women’s Soccer- Olivia Albert, Piper Coffield, Paige Droner, Marisa Grzesiak, Bella Haggerty, Abigail Iler, Danielle Jacobson, Natasha Kim, Maggie Ledwith
Krista Murphy, Kennedy Neighbors, Emma Payton, Josie Pratl, Arianna Rose, Olivia Rush, Sarah Sirdah, Olivia Smith, Mary Kate Sullivan and Haden Vlcek. Volleyball- Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Ella Boersema, Avery Daum, Luca Fickell, Sade Ilawole, Emma Segal, Madi Sell and Ava Vickers.
Four Indiana University Women’s Volleyball Players Named as AVCA All-Region Selections For the first time since 1989, the Indiana volleyball team had four players selected to the AVCA All-Region team. IU held top honors in the Midwest, landing an area-best four players on the 14 player All-Region team in 2025. The full teams were announced on Tuesday morning. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic were named to the 14-player All-Region team. The honor advances them to the 140-player national ballot that will select AVCA All-Americans next week in Kansas City. All-Region honors are voted on by each head coach in the respective areas of the country.
Alonso-Corcelles has turned into one of the best six-rotation players in the country, showing IU’s ability to develop players at a high level in its program. She leads the team with 389 kills, 3.54 kills per set and 451.0 points this season. She’s had 22 matches with at least 10+ kills, including two contests with 20-or-more kills. Over the four years she’s spent in Bloomington, the Madrid native has blossomed into her role on and off the court. She has provided career highs in digs per set (2.01) and blocks per set (0.59), turning into a legitimate defensive option in IU’s back row. In IU’s NCAA Tournament win over Toledo, she moved into ninth in program history in career kills (1,373).
Tatum’s been the emotional leader that IU needed this year. On top of that, she’s developed into a premier right-side attacker in the country this year. She’s provided career highs in kills (353), digs (68) and hitting percentage (.324) while helping IU to the NCAA regional semifinals. She has hit above .300 on 18 different occasions this season. Jager made an immediate difference in the program from the moment she stepped on the court. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter has been a six-rotation player from the jump. She’s provided 374 kills so far this season, the third most in a single season by a freshman in program history. On top of that, she’s added 244 digs, 55 blocks and 30 service aces. The Carlsbad, California native was the only unanimous player on the 10-person Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2025. Her ability to pass the volleyball has helped separate herself from the rest of the country. She’s passed 645 balls in serve receive this season to the tune of a good pass percentage of over 54 percent.
Krickovic was the last player on IU’s roster to arrive to campus but has fit seamlessly into the program. Tasked with running a fast offense as a freshman, the Serbian setter has taken the game to new levels. She is averaging 10.67 assists per set and is pushing IU to a potential single-season record for hitting percentage (.283). The 6-foot-2 setter became the first IU freshman in school history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors. She joined Jager on the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team, the first time in program history that IU has had multiple representatives in the same season. She is fourth all-time in single season assists by an IU freshman setter (1,174).
All four players will now advance to the ballot to be selected as an AVCA All-American. The 14 first-team region selections from each of the 10 regions will comprise a 140-player ballot for the AVCA committee to select from. Each year, the AVCA names 14 players to the First, Second and Third Team All-American lists. Several others will make the Honorable Mention All-American team. Just four players in program history (Karen Dunham, Erica Short, Ashley Benson and Camryn Haworth) have ever been named AVCA All-Americans. Benson (3rd – 2008, 1st – 2010) is the only player to have ever made one of the top three teams in IU history.
Former Indiana University Slugger Kyle Schwarber Agrees to a $150 Million Five Year Deal with the Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, agreeing Tuesday to a $150 million, five-year contract. Schwarber set career bests this year with a National League-leading 56 homers and a major league-high 132 RBIs along with a .240 batting average and .928 OPS. He scored a career-high 111 runs as he led the club to its second straight NL East title. Schwarber’s 23 homers against left-handed pitching set a major league record for a lefty batter, surpassing 22 by Stan Musial in 1949 and Matt Olson in 2021. “The body’s gotten better over time,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said earlier Tuesday. “He’s in the best shape of his life right now, and I don’t think that that’s going to change. He’s so intelligent. He sees the game a little bit different than a lot of other guys, and he works at it, watches a lot of film.
“I think there’s a really good chance that he’s going to maintain this level. I mean, this was an unbelievable year for him. So, I don’t think we can expect this every year, but I still think he’s going to be a high-level performer,” Thomson added. Schwarber won this year’s All-Star Game for the NL with three homers in a tiebreaking swing-off, and he finished second in NL MVP voting behind Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani. The 32-year-old Schwarber rejected a $22,025,000 qualifying offer from Philadelphia in November. “There’s very few people in my career that I’ve had when you look at him and say that is a genuine leader of your team that brings everything together,” Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. “The way they work, the way they play, the way they handle themselves day in and day out, the way they treat their teammates, the way they bring you together. And he’s one of those guys.”
Dombrowski and the Phillies also are focused on retaining others among their players who became free agents, a group that includes catcher J.T. Realmuto, left-hander Ranger Suárez and outfielder Harrison Bader. Schwarber grew up in southwest Ohio before playing his college ball at Indiana. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 4 pick in the 2014 amateur draft. He was at the beginning of his second year with Chicago in 2016 when he tore two ligaments in his left knee in an outfield collision during an April game in Arizona. It was believed to be a season-ending injury, but he returned for Game 1 of the World Series and helped the Cubs to the franchise’s first championship since 1908.
Schwarber is a .234 hitter with 23 homers and 37 RBIs in 73 career playoff games. He went deep twice in the NL Division Series this year against the Dodgers. Schwarber hit 38 homers for Chicago in 2019, but he was non-tendered by the team after he batted just .188 in 59 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He signed a $10 million, one-year contract with Washington in January 2021. After clubbing 25 homers in 72 games for the Nationals, he was traded to Boston at the deadline. He helped the Red Sox reach the AL Championship Series before they were eliminated by Houston. Following his rebound season, Schwarber signed a $79 million, four-year deal with Philadelphia in March 2022. He flourished with the Phillies, belting 187 homers and driving in 434 runs in 627 games. He hit his 300th homer on May 19 at Colorado and got his 1,000th hit with his 319th homer on July 25 at the New York Yankees.